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Ah I see, it will need to be one of the other methods. I am fitting a new kitchen as well at the moment and thought I would do these at same time. When I took the Gyproc from the walls in the kitchen I noticed that the cooker switch had it's earth wrapped around the top of the conduit. I...

Hi Would one of these be ok to use, If I rub the black paint of one of the pipes and then take an earth from this

Hi Yes Sorry I do switch of all the switches, even though one is for lights and the other is for heating. I then check the lights and sockets to make sure they are dead. I like to make sure I am doing everything right, hence all the questions. I love DIY and do a lot but never to much with...

Hi Yeh always do switch both of them off before doing anything electrical, I even hit the mane switch

Thanks EFLI Are you saying my plan looks ok to do I will double check it is a ring main I will also make sure the efl is ok before proceeding. Is the socket tester good enough to check? Thanks for all the help, very quick

Socket tester would be http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/281184534124?hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1&lpid=95&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=95 Sorry it didn't load last time

Just added a couple of pic's of the consumer unit if that helps

Here is what I would like to do, I hope it is clear enough to see what I am looking for

Hi What I meant was, adding 3 sockets 2 x double sockets and 1 sfcu which will operate a set of down lights. from the already existing ring main, If once checked it is a ring main. If it is a radial circuit can I not then extend from this socket?

Hi I will get some pictures of the consumer unit and get these put up as well. Thanks again for the help

Hi Thank you for the quick response How would you suggest I find out if it is a ring circuit or a radial circuit. would it be the continuity test? I have seen a socket tester like the one below, would this be the one for testing the earth loop. To see if the conduit is providing a good...

Hi I want to install 2 extra sockets and a sfcu in a hallway. I have opened the socket I was wanting to extend from and have found that there is metal conduit, 2 x red wires and 2 x black wires there is also a red and a black wire looped from one metal conduit pipe to the other. There is also...

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Hi Yes I think I might need to do that, I have done a few bits of electrical stuff but I had a feeling this would be out of my league. I do however find electrical work interesting so think I will spend more time reading and learning about it. It seems some things are easy to do but a lot is...